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Run: Mulberry Fork of the Warrior River

Section: Lower

Class: I/II (III) Put-In: Old Rt. 31 bridge, Garden City

Gradient: 15'/mile Take-Out: BCC takeout, Whitewater Bend Rd.

Length: 3 Precip. Gage: Duck River near Berlin

Shuttle: Hwy 31 / Philpot / Whitewater Bend Delorme Gazeteer: P. 25 F6/G6

Water Q: Primary Gage: Mulberry (USGS/Bridge)

Links: TOPO MAP Required Level: 3.8'/0.5' (USGS/Bridge)

PICTURES Indicator Gage:

TRIP REPORT Required Level:

Notes:

A fun, wide, play river, the Mulberry is one of the most popular rivers in the state. The run here is short but has several good play spots. A few surfing holes dot the run. Lunch Stop has a wave that simply gets bigger as the water gets higher. 5-O wave is well known as a park and play spot at the Birmingham Canoe Club take-out. Watch for neighbors, be discreet and courteous there.

The Mulberry is not my favorite learning river due to lack of eddies and distance from shore at times (I'm a river runner, not an all-play type). The Upper run can extend the fun at high water for 10 more miles if level is over 1.5'-2' at the old 31 bridge. The USGS Garden City Gage reads 3.3' higher than the 31 bridge gage. Put-in is the old Rt. 31 bridge in Garden City just upstream (east) of the bridge now in use. The BCC takeout is on a lot in Whitewater Bend. Once you find the put-in go south on Rt. 31. After a few miles, Philpot road turns west off off Rt. 31 just south of Bangor, then bear towards Whitewater Bend. The BCC access is at the end of the road.

To get to the river from the south, take interstate 65 exit 287 onto Hwy 31. From the north, I-65 exit 292 on Rt 91 east/north, then bear right at what may be CR509 until you get to Garden City. CR26 cuts an almost direct line from Blountsville if you happen to be near the Locust.


Run:	Mulberry Fork of the Warrior River
Section:	Lower

Class:	I/II (III)	Put-In:	Old Rt. 31 bridge, Garden City
Gradient:	15'/mile	Take-Out:	BCC takeout, Whitewater Bend Rd.
Length:	3	Precip. Gage:	Duck River near Berlin
Shuttle:	Hwy 31 / Philpot / Whitewater Bend	Delorme Gazeteer:	P. 25 F6/G6
Water Q:		Primary Gage:	Mulberry (USGS/Bridge)
Links:	TOPO MAP	Required Level:	3.8'/0.5' (USGS/Bridge)
	PICTURES	Indicator Gage:
	TRIP REPORT	Required Level:
Notes:
A fun, wide, play river, the Mulberry is one of the most popular rivers in the state. The run here is short but has several good play spots. A few surfing holes dot the run. Lunch Stop has a wave that simply gets bigger as the water gets higher. 5-O wave is well known as a park and play spot at the Birmingham Canoe Club take-out. Watch for neighbors, be discreet and courteous there. The Mulberry is not my favorite learning river due to lack of eddies and distance from shore at times (I'm a river runner, not an all-play type). The Upper run can extend the fun at high water for 10 more miles if level is over 1.5'-2' at the old 31 bridge. The USGS Garden City Gage reads 3.3' higher than the 31 bridge gage. Put-in is the old Rt. 31 bridge in Garden City just upstream (east) of the bridge now in use. The BCC takeout is on a lot in Whitewater Bend. Once you find the put-in go south on Rt. 31. After a few miles, Philpot road turns west off off Rt. 31 just south of Bangor, then bear towards Whitewater Bend. The BCC access is at the end of the road. To get to the river from the south, take interstate 65 exit 287 onto Hwy 31. From the north, I-65 exit 292 on Rt 91 east/north, then bear right at what may be CR509 until you get to Garden City. CR26 cuts an almost direct line from Blountsville if you happen to be near the Locust.